New Caledonia
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in New Caledonia is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020) for mammals, del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016) for birds, the Reptile Database (2018) for reptiles, AmphibiaWeb (2018) for amphibians, and Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023) for fishes. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats. # = Deep-sea fishes (below 200 m)
Rhynochetos
1 spp. (Bird Eurypygiformes
Rhynochetidae)
Drepanoptila
1 spp. (Bird Columbiformes
Columbidae)
Eunymphicus
2 spp. (Bird Psittaciformes
Psittacidae)
Bavayia
12 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Correlophus
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Dierogekko
9 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Eurydactylodes
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Mniarogekko
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Oedodera
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Paniegekko
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Rhacodactylus
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Diplodactylidae)
Caesoris
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Celatiscincus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Epibator
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Graciliscincus
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Kanakysaurus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Kuniesaurus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae) 2019
Lacertoides
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Lioscincus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Marmorosphax
5 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Nannoscincus
12 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Phaeoscincus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Phasmasaurus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Phoboscincus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Sigaloseps
6 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Simiscincus
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Rhinophichthus # 1
spp. (Actinopteri Anguilliformes Ophichthidae)
Bleheratherina 1
spp. (Actinopteri Atheriniformes Atherinidae)
Protogobius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Rhyacichthyidae)
Lapitaichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Ophidiiformes Dinematichthyidae)